Cooking-vessel



(No Model.)

' G. J. PARKER.

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No. 388,500. 8 I Patented Aug. 28,1888.

CHARLES J. PARKER, OF ALBERTON, MARYLAND.

COOKING -VESSEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,500, dated August28, 1888.

Application filed November 16, 1887. Serial No. 255,306. (No model.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern.-

3e it known that I, CHARLES J. PARKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alberton, in the county of Howard and State of Maryland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cooking-Vessels;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawlugs, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My present invention relates to improvements in cooking-vessels, and isdesigned to further improve the device for which Letters Patent of theUnited States were granted me dated March 23, 1886, my object being toso construct the said cooking-vessel that it may be sub ected to greaterextremes of temperature without injury to'the material forming thevessel or the contents thereof, which I accompllsh by the devices to beherein described, and by which the heat is uniformly distributed anduniformly maintained entirely around the cooking-vessel, thus permittingthe use of earthenware vessels, which are necessary in many culinaryprocesses, without danger of breaking from unequally-distributed heatand consequent unequal expansion.

In the further description of my invention reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a vertical sectionthrough the device indicated by the line A A in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a viewlooking down on the device, the cover being removed and a part of thecooking-vessel broken away. Fig. 3shows a side elevation of the device,partly in section, in position on a range.

The same figures refer to the same or similar parts throughout theseveral views.

The figure 4 denotes the casing of the device, which may be cylindricalor of any desired form, and is constructed with both its ends open, aneatly-fitting cover, 5, being provided for the upper end, which may beeasily removed for access to the interior and yet be sufficiently tightto prevent the escape of vapor therefrom, a bale, 6, being attached tothe casing 4 for convenience of handling. Placed in the inside-of thiscase 4 is the cooking-vessel 7,which is supported by the brackets Sinsuch position that a space for circulation and uniform conductivity ofheat is permitted entirely around the said cooking-vessel 7, which is ofthe hemispherical form and provided with a shoulder, 9, by which it issupported in position on the brackets 8, the cars 10 being provided forsecuring therein the bale 11 for convenience of handling this vessel,and which,when in position in the casing 4, may be swung to one side andout of the way of the cover 5. This cooking-vessel 7 may be constructedof any material, and it is not necessary to be of the hemisphericalform, as represented in the drawings, as any of the forms in common usewould answer the like purpose, it being preferable, however, to use thisform when the vessel is of earthenware to insure greater strengththereto.

In the description so far I have described the device for which UnitedStates Letters Patent were granted me bearing date March 23, 1886, No.338,547, the object of that design being to so suspend thecooking-vessel 7 in the casing 4. that the heat may be distributed atall parts thereof, and thus facilitate the cooking at a moderate heat. Inow come to the further improvement of the said device whereby a greaterheat may be employed in the process of cooking, and whereby the heatwill be so uniformly distributed and maintained around thecooking-vessel 7 that danger to the cooking-vessel or the contentsthereof by an unequal distribution of heat is avoided,which I accomplishby suspending in the said casing 4 and under the c0oking-vessel7 theevaporating-pan 12, which is of such form as to provide an air-spacebetween the said evaporating-pan 12and the casing 4.,whereby the heatfrom the fire or from the stove may have direct communication with theinterior of the casing 4., the heat likewise impinging upon the bottomof the said pan 12, which protects the bottom of the cookingvessel 7from the direct rays of heat, and at the same time produces anevaporation of water with which the pan 12 is kept charged, the steamfrom which causes a uniform temperature to be maintained around thecooking-vessel 7, a tube,

13, with the funnel end 14 on the outside of I ciplesthereofiwhatlclaim. and desireto secure the casing, serving to chargethe pan 12 with water and to maintain the proper height thereof, whichcan be gaged from the funnel end 14;

In Fig. 3 a range, 15, isshown in section, on the top 20 of which isplaced the cooking de' vice, the lid being off the hole 21 of the rangeand the cooking-vessel exposed to the direct rays of heat from the grate18, which strikes directly on the evaporating-pan 12, the rays of heatlikewise passing through the space which is formed around the saidevaporatingpan 12 and the inner side of the casing 4 and subjecting thecooking-vessel 7 to the action thereof, the steam which has beengenerated in the pan 12 mingling with these heated gases from the range,whereby a uniform temperature will be maintained entirely around thecooking-vessel and danger of burning by unequally-distributed heateither to the contents or the vessel Will be avoided.

Having described myinvention and the prinby United States LettersPatent, is

In a cooking-vessel, the combination of a casing the ends of which areopen, a cover for the upper end of said casing, a cooking-vesselsuspended in the said casing, an evaporating pan, 12, suspended in saidcasing and under said cooking-vessel in such position that a space willbe formed between the sides of the said evaporating-pan and the insideof said casing, whereby the heated gases from the heatsource and thesteam from the evaporatingpan will mingle and impinge on thecookingvessel, and the tube 13,with its outer end, 14, open and abovethe level of the water in the evaporating-pan, substantially asshown,and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnessesCHARLES J. PARKER. \Vitnesses:

WM. L. BAILIE, JNo. T. MADDoX.

